Amazon to spend over $4B to expand Prime delivery to rural communities in the US

Amazon also reported that the number of items delivered the same day or the next day in the U.S. has increased by over 30% compared to the same period last year. In 2024 alone, the company delivered more than 9 billion items using the faster delivery services. This announcement comes as Amazon prepares for its Prime Day event, which will last 96 hours from July 8 to July 11. Amazon announced on Tuesday that it is expanding its Same-Day and Next-Day delivery services to over 4,000 small cities and towns acro ...